New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-07

The exchanges for the week at the NewYork Clearing
commercial and mercaniIle business With decline OF
100000 shares In stock transactions ana corresponding
decline in bond transactions the stock Exchange tho
ccaranccs of last week were $2i 100000 greater than
In the corresponding week of 1856 with the stock trans
actions 100000 shares smaller. the cearances Tor inc
week we're ~ sOOOOOOO greater than the corresponding
week Of 1855.
The banke Exchanges at tho New.Yorx Clearing House
and the stocks sold at the NowYork stock Exchange for
the weeks OF three years compare ~ follows
Week ss5 7 "a ss6 Ms G
80, .haies sold. isse.Ssi s'iSissI i.5sso7l
Notwithstanding the bad bank statement tho local
PEI cent aud closed yesterday with money offered at
et cont On separate days dn,as the wsst ogpord
Q cent, but IN both the Hurry was only mo-
,ntary and the closing the lowest OF tho DAY
bill for tho redemption Of the trade dollar became law
Thursday without the Presidents signature. fes'er-
structions from Washington To redeem with standard
egatender silver dollars silver certificates the raae
law. Tho coin TO he redeemed must be nnstsmped un-
muiated and OF full weight Application for the reGenp
ury sub Treasury officials state that without an extra
clerical force the redemption here cannot exceed to
morrow Monday nj New-York aud San Francisco, ana
at the other ubTreasuries but even With the
at New York, which with tho weekly purchase OF
100000 silver bars will put into general crerlat1n
counting redrnptons Mt SubTreasur1es otner han
York-Sl, 100 900 week. This for the remainder
OF the month will amount TO about $4,000 600 sum
usual first OF April money Hurry. Tho payment OF inc
March pensions did not begin ill Friday but VIII 90
some little time before this particular nas
any effect upon the money market although II Will teuuGo
the Treasury balance he funds thus received anousn
small In separate amounts. asaregatng large sun,
nrst have 70 make tho circuit OF trades ,peopI,
before reaching the monetary centres tne ueuienu
for from tho West and NorthweT mas
continued TO later period than usual III nnvnt
been RENTED last week through the agency OF the
ury but IL probable that hereafter the rcceps
from the Sonth, where the exchanges are favoraDe 70
York. will than the future demands Oh
the West and Northwest II this proves TO oe true .no
banks made their poorest showing OF total
for tho remainder OF this season. Inc
foreign exchanges were duh and weak dur
ing the last week: Tho posted ratcs were re,
an.ed only one-haf cent for sterling. but the actual
rates were barely steady at 81 s42 and 81 S7ia respect
iyely for long and short bills. -
The general trade reports for the week have OF
most encouraging character we except OF
pork which the price above $50 barrel wheat mas
advance OF about cents Tor tne week.
hui that due legitimate cause-a large LOT
egn demau The export Of wheat and Hour for the week
will aggregate nearly 10 per cent In excess OF the exports
OF the preceding week and nearly four times the amount
for the week Of 1886. Corn has sympathized witn
wheat To the extent OF about cents Cotton
also has been STRONGER and records an advance oi
q OF cont This also IL due TO the large foreign DO
mand Tho exports for last week wcro l26.3os bales
against bales for the preceding week. ana against
80 O94 bales tho corresponding week OF 1850 maK
tho aggregate for this since september
bales against 20e0948 bales for the corresponding
period OF the preceding year.
The transactions At the stock Exchange last week cor